Collingwood blames mental block for bad run
Paul Collingwood believes that his dire run of form is down to a mental block - and not due to any technical deficiencies.
The veteran toiled with the bat during the Tests in Australia, averaging 13.83, and found himself jettisoned from the team at the start of the subsequent One Day International series.
After missing the first two ODIs, Collingwood's place in the World Cup squad looked under severe threat, but injuries necessitated his return to the team for the third and fourth matches.
He struck an intermittently-fluent 27 at Adelaide on Wednesday, and Collingwood believes that knock may have provided the first stepping stone on the long road back to top form.
"I'd be the first to admit I haven't been in great form," he said. "I'm trying every possible way to get back in good nick, and I know from past experience that getting back into a good run of form can be pretty immediate.
"Maybe after an innings like yesterday [the fourth ODI], hitting the middle of the bat, something might just click. I'm working as hard as ever to get that form back, and most of the time it's more of a mental thing than anything else."
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